Rio Tinto and GravitHy to accelerate decarbonisation of steelmaking in Europe

Rio Tinto has entered into definitive agreements with GravitHy, an early-stage industrial company, to help accelerate GravitHy’s steel decarbonisation project in France. As part of this collaboration, Rio Tinto will supply high-grade direct reduction iron ore pellets from its Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) operations to GravitHy’s planned operation, and manage the sales and marketing of ultra-low carbon hot briquetted iron (HBI) GravitHy produces, leveraging its detailed knowledge of steelmakers’ metallic feeds and their evolution to enhance GravitHy’s commercial strategy.

GravitHy’s proposed two million tonnes per year iron production facility at Fos-sur-Mer, France, is planned to be commissioned in 2028. The facility, which is located next to a deep seaport, will feature ultra-low carbon hydrogen production infrastructure, powered by existing grid-connected nuclear power, to process direct reduction pellets into HBI.

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